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(11) EP 1 269 856 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/50

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01

(21) Application number: 02013998.6

(22) Date of filing: 26.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A23G 3/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 26.06.2001 JP 2001192842

(71) Applicant: Mikakuto Co., Ltd.
Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-0016 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tachikawa, Shizuko
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-0016 (JP)
  • Fujio, Aiko
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-0016 (JP)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) Composite soft candy


(57) The present invention provides a novel confection (1), and more particularly a tasty soft candy (2), which is a soft candy in which gummi (3) is dispersed through a candy base substance with a solid content consisting essentially of one or more saccharides, the moisture content of said base substance being 6 to 20 wt %, and said base substance containing 0.001 to 0.3 wt % crystalline cellulose, and further a soft candy, wherein the solid content of the candy base substance consists essentially of gelatin and one or more saccharides, and gummi with a moisture content of 10 to 20 wt % is dispersed through said base substance at a rate of 5 to 30 wt %.







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